diff --git a/backend/novasonic-server.js b/backend/novasonic-server.js
index 5b42721..e607278 100644
--- a/backend/novasonic-server.js
+++ b/backend/novasonic-server.js
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ function _spTrackItem(t, defaultAlbum, defaultArt, defaultAlbumArtist) {
 
 async function itunesProxy(url) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    https.get(url, { headers: { 'User-Agent': 'iTunes/12.0' } }, res => {
+    https.get(url, res => {
       let d = '';
       res.on('data', c => d += c);
       res.on('end', () => { try { resolve(JSON.parse(d)); } catch { resolve({}); } });
diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 9be995b..49c801d 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ async function _iGet(proxyPath, directUrl) {
   const base = S.cfg.backendUrl;
   if (base) {
     const d = await _fetch(base + proxyPath);
-    if (d && Object.keys(d).length) return d;
+    if (d?.results?.length) return d;       // proxy returned real results
+    if (d?.results !== undefined) return d; // proxy responded but iTunes had no results (don't double-fetch)
   }
   return directUrl ? _fetch(directUrl) : {};
 }